2023 big year for Fuji?

yayatosorus wrote:

jbuzzinco wrote:

Fujifilm needs to update the rest of their lenses that don't resolve to match the new 40mp sensor.

All Fuji lenses work fine the new sensor. People have been adapting SLR lenses from the 70's to high-res bodies for many year and they've been just fine.

I believe the new fast primes are supposed to bring a better user experience and consistency across the lineup, which is a necessary thing considering what the competition is doing.

All those new primes perform similarly well wide open, exhibit little focus breathing, which is important for video. They focus internally, have a similar construction, controls and feature weather sealing. Also Fuji seems to have addressed some of its quality control issues that has plagued some lenses such as the original 23mm f/1.4.

Given their limited R&D and manufacturing capacity, I'm wondering what will be prioritized. Will they work on new cameras with the new sensor or update more lenses?

It's been 4 years since Fuji has introduced a major hardware update to its GFX lineup (better IBIS and new battery of the GFX100s notwithstanding), so my guess is this year will be mainly about updating the GFX.

On the optics side of things, Fuji has an 8mm f/3.5 X-series prime, one 55mm f/1.7 GFX primes and two Tilt-Shift 30mm f/5.6 and 100mm f/5.6 Macro GFX primes on the roadmap, all of which are due in 2023. After the massive

Other than perhaps the 18mm f/2 and 14mm f/2.8, there isn't that much more to update from the original X-series lineup.

My guess is next on the list will be the 16-55mm f/2.8 and/or 50-140mm f/2.8

Depends on exactly what lens you're adapting.  Some are better than others.  Also depends what someone's expectations are.  People adapt lenses for lots of reasons.  Pure sharpness is usually not one of them.  Some of the most basic zoom lenses made today are sharper than many primes from 50 years ago.

Fuji really needs to address the "kit" lenses.  Neither the 18-55 nor 16-80 are on the list of 40mp lenses.  The fact that Fuji is bundling the 16-80 with the 40mp cameras is a bit embarrassing.